Content Channels

User Actions

Would You Ever Take a Mini Photo Studio to a Restaurant? Say Hello to #Dinnercam

by Alessandra Bulow

on 05/01/14 at 10:55 AM

As if Instagram, Twitter, and Google Glass weren't irritating enough, now there’s a new "portable" (not really) device you can take with you to restaurants to shoot your food porn. Created by a South African tech company, the #Dinnercam is a mini photo studio that shutter-happy diners can use to shoot dish with customizable lighting and a white background.

So far the machine is only available in Mexican restaurant El Burro in Cape Town, South Africa but like most kooky ideas, it caught the attention of Americans. According to MWEB, the #Dinnercam is "designed to take social media food shots to the next level."

Plus, the device seems is so big and clunky that it would need its own table. How would a chef respond if we brought one in?

Ooof. Probably not. But it would definitely be super annoying.

Seems like there are lots of ways that diners are pissing off restaraunts with technology these days:

First, there were regular cellphones and the people who talked way too loudly on them and kept them on the tabletops while dining.

Then, there was the advent of the smartphone and the photo-crazed amateur foodies that followed.